Police in Texas have charged a man after a teenage girl was burned to death last month.
Sebastian Lindsay, 23, has been charged with manslaughter in the death of 17-year-old Madison Lewis from Jacksboro, Texas, on Sunday.
Madison Lewis, 17, suffered burns during a gathering with friends and remains hospitalized, her mother said. (Handouts for families)
Lewis suffered burns and was rushed to the hospital on December 16th. Witnesses told investigators that people were gathered in the backyard of a home in the 600 block of West Pine, within Jacksboro city limits, and a small fire was burning inside a metal barrel.
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Witnesses said Lewis was next to the barrel when an adult male, later identified as Lindsey, tried to make the fire bigger, so he grabbed a gasoline can and poured gasoline on the fire.
Gasoline and fire traveled across the barrel, igniting Lewis' hair and clothing.
Madison Lewis poses in a school sweater. (Handouts for families)
Investigators later discovered that people present at the residence feared getting into trouble because there was alcohol on the premises. Instead of calling 9-1-1, they drove the boy to Faith Community Hospital.
From there, Lewis was taken by Air Evac helicopter to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, where he was treated for burns over 90% of his body. She passed away from her injuries on Sunday, January 7th.
